190.190.  Time to comply granted existing equipment and personnel. — 1.  All ambulance vehicles or aircraft that have or are qualified to have a valid license issued by the department on the day that sections 190.001 to 190.245 take effect will have their ambulance vehicle or aircraft license expiration date extended to a date that is one year after the effective date of sections 190.001 to 190.245.

  2.  All ambulance services shall have until August 28, 1999, to comply with the provisions of sections 190.001 to 190.245 and rules developed pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245.  Pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245 the department may adjust the initial period of licensure, from one year to five years, of any ambulance service licensed pursuant to sections 190.001 to 190.245, to equalize the number of licenses that may be renewed during each year of any five-year licensure period.